Power Tools Reviews
Porter-Cable Gravity Feed Spray Gun #PSH1
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 Great Product but . . . . . I finally put the gun to task after begging for a day off from work. The sprayer made quick work of my patio cover rehab. Be sure to purchase the 2.2 mm nozzle kit, the 2.0 nozzle kit and the 20 oz. metal can. I used the 2.0 nozzle to prime and the 2.2 to spray quality oil-based high-gloss paint. (Minor clogging with the primer on the 2.0 nozzle-switch to the 2.2 nozzle halfway through the oil-based painting part with much better results). The sprayer performed extremely well. Be sure to dilute your liquid to recommended specifications. (Many reviews have advised quite well the dilution propotions for this gun.) The downside is: 1. The manual sucks! Trial and error with lots of sheets of newspaper to practice on will help. Also, work on stuff that will not matter to acclimate your skill level. The manual is so bad that I learned to clean the gun the "old fashion way" i.e. common sense. I've been painting for 30+ years but finally took the plunge to a sprayer. 2. Did I say the manual sucks! Get a book from Taunton Press to really understand how to handle a sprayer. I have finished natural wood projects by hand for 17+ years. Currently, I am finishing a maple mantel cap but will complete the project by hand until my confidence allows me to finish natural wood projects with this sprayer. I was liberal with the five stars but still the manual sucks! Your results will be outstanding. It is a well-built, quality gun. Compressors are another story. I was running it on a pretty substantial 26 gallon compressor that ran the entire time I was spraying. My neighbors live close by, they didn't like me today. When I run nail guns on this compressor, it does not recycle nearly as bad. If you are looking for a HVLP sprayer, this is it! I returned the spray gun because of a defect I returned the spray gun because of a defect. So, why the 5 stars? Well, I bought another one I've read all the reviews here and learned a lot. The spray gun is of nice quality. The defect was that the trigger didn't press the air valve pin straight in. It gave the valve vertical motion, which made the valve hang up - giving it an erratic, jerky motion. Not only was it difficult to trigger, I assumed the valve would prematurely leak or fail. So far, my only use has been to spray spar varnish on a exterior door. (horizontal, on sawhorses) . I had just read a book in which an expert stated that he had attempted to spray oil based varnish once, when he was young and stupid, and would never try it again. Being old and stupid, I used the 1.5 tip and thinned sparingly with a splash of thinner and a tablespoon or two of naphtha to a quart. I had to open the gun up fully - and it worked pretty well. Seeing the clear finish accumulate on the door was the problem: I'm using 66 year-old eyes here. I got a lot of pressure drop in 50' of air hose, and had to set my compressor regulator to deliver around 80 psi to the hose. I set the gun regulator to 35 or so. I was pleased with the results. Good Spray Gun I used this gun with the 2.0 mm nozzle to spray acrlyic latex paint on a a cabinet I built. To get good results the gun should be held approx. 6 inches fron the surface and moved slowly and evenly. Also, latex paint should be thinned with 10% water. Water may raise the grain on wood so another round of sanding may be needed before the final coat. In addition, this spray gun uses a fair amount of compressed air. The owner's manual states that it requires 8.5 scfm @ 40 psi. My compressor is rated at 8.0 scfm @ 40 psi., so it runs constantly once I start spraying, just keeping up with the sprayer.  PSH1 Spray Gun I purchased this spray gun and have used it several times. It has produced good results and I am completely happy with it. I did not have any problems (reported by others) with connecting the regulator and standard air hose fittings. I did use teflon tape on all threads. | |||||||||
